Eric Severino | Homicide Watch Trentonhttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/eric-severino/Latest news about Eric Severinoen-usWed, 23 Jan 2019 14:50:47 -0500Philly man killed in Trenton over $1,000 in heroin: COURT DOCUMENTShttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2019/01/23/philly-man-killed-in-trenton-over-1000-in-heroin-court-documents/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens-240x300.jpg" alt="Issiaha Bivens" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-6963" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens-240x300.jpg 240w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Issiaha Bivens</p> <p>Court documents related to the death of a Philadelphia man allege he and a partner were robbed during a heroin deal in the capital city. </p> <p>Arrest documents also say cops recovered evidence that directly links Ewing resident <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2019/01/10/ewing-man-arrested-for-murder-wednesday-night/">Issiaha Bivens</a> to the fatal robbery, which happened in the Wilbur Section of the city on the night of November 18. </p> <p>Bivens is charged with felony murder, robbery, attempted murder and other offenses related to the slaying of 27-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/11/19/man-murdered-in-trenton-sunday-night-2/">Eric Severino</a>, who died about an hour after cops found him suffering from gunshot wounds in a white Dodge Journey near the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Monmouth Street. <span id="more-6971"></span></p> <p>Arrest documents say Severino was with a colleague that night when they attempted to sell 10 bricks of heroin to a man they met in the capital city several weeks prior to the fatal shooting. </p> <p>That surviving witness told police he and Severino purposely traveled to Trenton to sell heroin and met a man who showed interest in buying their product. The sellers exchanged phone numbers with the buyer, court documents say, and a meeting was scheduled for the night of the killing. </p> <p>The witness told detectives they drove the Dodge SUV from Philadelphia to Trenton and met the buyer in the Wilbur Section around 10:30 p.m. </p> <p>The buyer climbed into the vehicle with a book bag, court documents say, but the parties disagreed over the price of the heroin, which was valued at approximately $1,000. </p> <p>Court documents say video surveillance captured the buyer exit the vehicle, then later reenter the SUV after the sellers drove a short distance away and parked. </p> <p>The witness told police the buyer pulled out a gun and shot Severino when he entered the vehicle the second time. As the witness fled on foot, documents say, he heard several shots being fired in his direction. </p> <p>Shortly after the murder, documents say, police tracked the buyer’s cell phone to the 200 block of Upland Avenue in Ewing, where Bivens resides. </p> <p>Documents say police later found the clothes the shooter wore and a large amount of heroin in Bivens’ home. Fingerprints taken from the front passenger side door of the victim’s SUV also matched Bivens’, according to court documents. </p> <p>Bivens, 20, remains held in jail pending a detention hearing that’s scheduled for Friday morning.</p> Penny RayWed, 23 Jan 2019 14:50:47 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2019/01/23/philly-man-killed-in-trenton-over-1000-in-heroin-court-documents/Eric SeverinoIssiaha BivensEwing man arrested for murder Wednesday nighthttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2019/01/10/ewing-man-arrested-for-murder-wednesday-night/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens-240x300.jpg" alt="Issiaha Bivens" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-6963" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens-240x300.jpg 240w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2019/01/Issiaha-Bivens.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Issiaha Bivens</p> <p>Cops arrested a Ewing man Wednesday night, charging him in connection with a murder that happened in November. </p> <p>Issiaha Bivens, 20, was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery, attempted murder, theft, aggravated assault and weapons offenses related to the death of 27-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/11/19/man-murdered-in-trenton-sunday-night-2/">Eric Severino</a>.</p> <p>When homicide detectives searched Bivens’ Upland Avenue home they found 18 bricks of heroin in his bedroom, as well as several cell phones. As a result, Bivens has been additionally charged with possession of narcotics. <span id="more-6961"></span></p> <p>Severino, of Philadelphia, was shot to death while sitting in the driver’s seat of a white Dodge Journey that was parked in the 100 block of Walnut Avenue around 10:30 p.m. on November 18. He was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his torso and later pronounced dead. </p> <p>Investigators believe Severino’s death was the result of a robbery gone awry. </p> <p>Bivens is being held at the Mercer County Correction Center pending a detention hearing.</p> Penny RayThu, 10 Jan 2019 16:02:36 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2019/01/10/ewing-man-arrested-for-murder-wednesday-night/Eric SeverinoIssiaha BivensPhilly man murdered in Trenton Sunday nighthttp://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/11/19/man-murdered-in-trenton-sunday-night-2/<a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2016/01/p1100154.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2016/01/p1100154-500x375.jpg" alt="In this file photo, law enforcement investigate a murder in the Wilbur section of Trenton. " width="500" height="375" class="size-large wp-image-3938" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2016/01/p1100154-500x375.jpg 500w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2016/01/p1100154-300x225.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/trenton/files/2016/01/p1100154.jpg 760w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">In this file photo, law enforcement investigate a murder in the Wilbur section of Trenton.</p> <p>With the winter holiday season upon us, bullets continue to fly in the capital city. </p> <p>A Philadelphia man was shot and killed Sunday night, becoming the city's second murder victim within a four-day period. <span id="more-6902"></span></p> <p>Eric Severino, 27, suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and later died at St. Francis Medical Center. </p> <p>Emergency dispatch received a call reporting 10 gunshots in the Wilbur section of the city near Walnut Avenue and Monmouth Street around 10:30 p.m.</p> <p>Cops found Severino in a white SUV suffering from a gunshot wound. Officials say he slipped into cardiac arrest shortly after medics arrived at the scene, and that he died at the hospital a short time later. </p> <p>Law enforcement sources believe the shooting was the result of a drug deal gone awry. </p> <p>The capital city has been rife with gunfire in the past week. </p> <p>A <a href="https://www.trentonian.com/news/crime/tuesday-morning-gun-battle-in-trenton-leaves-two-injured/article_f62e24c2-e763-11e8-b3c1-0fad69132283.html">morning gun battle</a> last Tuesday left a trail of shell casings and blood throughout the Wilbur section. Justice Ford was later arrested in connection with the shootout after police obtained video showing him go from being <a href="https://www.trentonian.com/news/crime/trenton-man-caught-on-video-in-morning-shootout-charged-with/article_c7453342-e846-11e8-9ac2-c7cb9761bcbd.html">a victim to a suspect</a> when he escaped an ambush and returned fire at his assailant from a safe distance.</p> <p>The following day, 28-year-old <a href="http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/victims/quanmir-spears/">Quanmir Spears</a> was gunned down on Spring Street in a brazen daylight killing. </p> <p>As of press time, no one has been charged in connection with Severino's death and the investigation is ongoing. </p> <p>Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406. Or email tips to mchtftips@mercercounty.org. </p> Penny RayMon, 19 Nov 2018 07:07:39 -0500http://trenton.homicidewatch.org/2018/11/19/man-murdered-in-trenton-sunday-night-2/Eric Severino